Detailed Entry Information

English:shoes

Lenape:chipàhko [ni]

Sample Sentences

English:I am going to look at some shoes.

Lenape:Nëmay pënamëna chipahko.

Historical Example

machtschipachgoll [1760] shoes

Comments

/à/ is aspirated (i.e., followed by /h/) in a non-final syllable.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
The first syllable in this case is the last non-final strong syllable and thus receives stress.

Analysis

Form:

chipàhko

Structure:

chipàkw-a

Meaning:

shoe-pl.inan